[12/01/11 - 07:49 AM]New Season of "Dirty Jobs" Begins on Tuesday, December 13 at 9 PM ET/PT!Plus: "Swamp Loggers" returns that same night at 10:00/9:00c while "Storm Chasers: Behind the Storm" premieres Thursday, December 15 at 8:00/7:00c.

[via press release from Discovery]

New Season of DIRTY JOBS Begins on Tuesday, December 13 at 9 PM ET/PT!

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011:

9 PM ET/PT - DIRTY JOBS - Fish Squeezer

In this episode, host Mike Rowe travels to New Mexico to work as a fish squeezer for the Department of Game and Fish and its walleye hatchery efforts. However, he soon learns that this job goes far beyond what its name implies - the process is made up of many steps and Mike takes part in all of them, ranging from collecting walleye from gill nets in a local lake to disinfecting and incubating fish eggs at the hatchery. Then, Mike heads to Hanover, Virginia to work with two veterinarians who practice acupuncture on animals as an alternate form of healing. It is there he meets Lilly, a Nubian goat that suffers from arthritis in her back.

Return of SWAMP LOGGERS on Tuesday, December 13 at 10 PM ET/PT!

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011:

10 PM ET/PT - SWAMP LOGGERS - Buckle Down

The crew faces a looming deadline as they prepare for a company move. But after Bobby and Justin leave town, equipment breakdowns and mill closures force the crew to take matters into their own hands.

STORM CHASERS: BEHIND THE STORM Special Premieres on Thursday, December 15 at 8 PM ET/PT!

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011:

8 PM ET/PT - STORM CHASERS: BEHIND THE STORM

It takes a crew of 30 brave, hard-working men and women to bring STORM CHASERS to the screen each year. Every Spring, they embed with the Dominator, TIV and TWISTEX teams to document the thrill of the chase. During the ten-week tornado season, producers and cameramen crisscross the Midwest, hunting for nature's most powerful windstorms. Some are returning veterans, and some are rookies who have never worked in extreme weather or witnessed the fury of a tornado firsthand. It takes a crew of 30 brave, hard-working men and women to bring Storm Chasers to the screen each year. Every spring they embed with the Dominator, TIV and TWISTEX teams to document the thrill of the chase. During the ten-week tornado season, producers and cameramen crisscross the Midwest, hunting for nature's most powerful windstorms. Some are returning veterans, and some are rookies who have never worked in extreme weather, or witnessed the fury of a tornado firsthand. Go behind the scenes with these intrepid filmmakers as they brave deadly lighting, crushing hail, and the raw power of Mother Nature. Go behind the scenes with these intrepid filmmakers as they brave deadly lighting, crushing hail, and the raw power of Mother Nature.